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Rh FliiTII. 788 DMKSKTSH1KK. 109; in 18C1, 138. Children at school between tlio nfca of 6 and 16, 481. 1'aii.s are h' Id in February, i iibcr. ng the boundary between the cos. of Sutherland and Koss, Scotland. It is the ancient Abonn Aesluar. It commences at 1'onar Bridge, and extends thenco 10 S.K. to t)i<- .Meikle Ferry, with a maximum width of mile, and then go< -s ofl' to tlif N.E. for a distance of 13 miles from the Meikle Ferry, where it becomes ificd with the North Sea between Tarbetnesa and Dunrohin Castle. Good harbour accommodation could he providi -1 above the Meikle Ferry, and also 1 ihe Little Ferry at t'> to the Loch of Fleet, hut v. ith r av'd to tin 1 former of these localities its usefulness is greatly im]iaired by the formidable sand- banks called the Gryzin Briggl, which stretch across the firth and greatly impede the navigation. DOKNlK'K, a par. in the district of Annandalc, in the co. of Dumfries, Scotland. It contains the vils. of Dornock and Lowtierton. With the exception of a small part, lying half a milo to the N. of the main body, it is bounded on the N.E. by Kirkpatrick-Floming, on liit K. by Grctna, on the S. by thcSolway Firth, and on the W. and N.W. by Annan. Its extreme length is 4 miles, with a breadth of 2.J miles. The soil is in g. n fertile loam, and almost the whole surface is enclosed and well cultivated. Freestone is abundant. The coast is low and sandy, and large quantities of salmon and flounders are caught by means 'of stake -nets. The Solway is hero 2 miles wide, and fordablo at low Among the antiquities may be mentioned the remains of I iniidical circle. The road from Dumfries to Carlisle, and the Glasgow and South- v, tra verso the parish. There is a sta- liero on the latter, and also easy access to the i.'iiian railway at the Kirkpatrick station. The village of Dornock, a small unimportant place, stands . n the road from Dumfries to Carlisle, 3 miles W. of Annan. This par. is in the presb. of Annan, and synod of Dumfries, and in the patron, of the Duke of I5uccleuch. Tho minister has a stipend of 208. DORHHA, a par. in the bar. of Lower Ormond, in the co. of Tippcrary, prov. of Hunster, Ireland, 3 miles W. of Pareonstown, its post town. It lies between the rivers Shannon and Brosna, near Lough Dcrg. The surface is boggy. The living is a reel, and vie. in tin dioc. of Killaloe, val. 322, in the patron, of the Incum- bent of Lorrha. Tho church was erected in 1832 by the late Board of First Fruits, the old church having been ' rted into a dwelling-house many years ago. The 1 toman Catholic chapel is united to that of Lorrha. There are National and other schools. Tho principal S;i iiltift'nnd Walsh Park. DO11RINGTON, par. in tho wap. of Flax well, <>f Kesteven, in tho co. of Lincoln, 6 miles N. of lord, its post town, and 12 S.W. of Tattcishall. Tlie village is small, and wholly agricultural. Tho living is a vie. in the dioc. of Lincoln, val. 120, in tho ] of Lord Avelantl. Tho church, dedicated to St. .lames, ia an ancient structure. The register commences in 1 666. There arc remains of an ancient cross. The Karl of Harro'.vby is 1 nrd of the manor. DOKU'INGTON, a tnshp. in the par. and hund. of Condovcr, in the co. of Salop, 7 miles S. of Shrewsbury, its post town, and 6 N. of Church Strotton. It is a nil- way station "n the Shrewsbury and Hereford line. The village is situated on a branch of the river Severn, in the neighbourhood of tho Lawley, Caradoc, and Long- mynd hills. The living is a pcrpct. cur. in the d- Li'chfield, val. 127, in the patron, of T. Jl. Edwardes, Esq. The church, dedicated to St. Edward, is a recent structure. The charities amount to < annum. The Independents have a chapel, Bni Store U r girls. K. Owen, Esq., is lord of the n. Dt>l;|:lNGT<>X,n tn-hp. in the par. ofMuccb Drayton div. of the blind, of North Bradford, in t of Salop, 6 miles N.E. of Market Drayton, and 2 S.W. DOKSETSHIIIK, a maritime CO. in the S. of Eng. land, bounded on the. K. by Hanipshi. X. by Wiltshire, on the N.V. l.y Bomorsetahire, on the YV. by nshire, and on the S. by the English Channel. Ito greatest length, K. and '., from Alderholt Heath to Stockland, in th !' the county which is detached and lies wholly in Devon, is fls miles. The gnat N. and S., from Portland Bill to near sihon, is 40 miles. The area of the county is 632,025 acres, tho circuit being about 200 miles, 75 of which arc coast. It is included between 60 30' and 51 .0 N. lat, and 1 48' and 3 7' W. long. Ptolemy states that it wt inhabited in hi.; time by the J>nrnt,-i : :-, a ]' Their name is said to bo derived from the I'.riti (hi-r, " water," and ti'iy, " dweller." Oth< r writi of this tribe as Jtorini. Vhcn subdued by the Dorset was included in Hi-itmin^- constituted at 1 'or'-hestcr (Dunium or / and at Vindnyladia or 1'iinMia, which is suppo- itlu r at Vimborne, or clue at Gussage St. I" or Gussage All Saints, about 4 miles S. V. of r, i which tv.-.i places tho Icknicld Road There were also settlement* at Wareham (Moriitio), mouth (Carca Arista), Lyme(ZomffniV>), Poole (Bol Weymouth (Clarinio). In H'S the Sa us, un . added Dorset to the ' ; Wisvx. I'ntil ' Norman Conquest, the marl' n was inn posed to the incursions of the Danes, who nouthin 831, and byEtholwnlf i In 876 a body of 1 'am s marched across the i Cambridgeshire, and surpli^d anham, wli held until King Alfred forced them to ev town. While Laving l'i>"lo harbour, 12i> were wrecked in Studland and Sw elder brothers, Ethelbert ai. 'o bu Sherbornc, and Ethelred J. at Wimborne. In n passed through Dorset on his march from '. to Wilton, destroying on hi borne, and Shaftesbury. Few occurren. importance have taken place in th> naval actions have taken place off Portlai. second fight with the Spanish Blake's victory ovci VanTrompi' mentary war the majority of the town living near the coast took the popular side, bu: . v chiefly espoused the roya deock, Shcrbome, and Cori '> Kegis and Poolo were fortified for the parh Dorchester, ~eymouth, Portland, and Vai also hi Id by tho inhabitants for tho same can ( 'astle was defended against the parliamentary force* 1 Ijidy Bankcs at the close of the yi ai HilJ, and -'- of the following year the Karl i:iis, d the siege, and then proceeded to take and I ' during tin 1 following yea:-, but in lo'l h those of Soin. form bodies of "clubmen," whose i the counties from the inroads of ! ! party. A liody of the.-e "cluhiin with < my at Hamilton Hill, and defeated, after which the remaining 1 1. The Duke of Momnouth In ban attempting to promote an insu against .lames II. in his own favour, and after the 1 as taken |nisoni r at Shag's IIea* v ilr.rton. The surface of Dorset is me lating, but not mountainous, and its most chara e open downs, which supply pasta some 800,000 or 1,000,000 sheep. This i hills or downs enters th" county near Ci and runs towards Blandford, in the va!i tin- county from which eeed contains a greater abundance of wood thai western and southern portion*. The two isolated ( ti.ins, Hamilton and Hod hills, belong to this range. I IM the V. bank of the Stoiir the .1 Okcford Hill, and proceed with one' or two breftta to, whence another range runs S
 * i(il;N'i >CII I IIITII, the estuary of the rivr Oik. 11.